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BRITAIN'S NEWEST COMPUTER AND CONSOLE GAMES 


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Major UK chain stores are attempting to 
create a £3.99 standard for 8-bit 
software. 

A vast majority of publishers such 
as Kixx, Hit Squad and Code Masters 
have already moved up to £3.99. Only 
Virgin Mastertronic and a number of 
smaller labels seem to be holding on to 
the cheaper price tag. 

WH Smiths has stated that it will 
sell all 8—bit budget software at £3.99, 
regardless of the RRP from the 
manufacturer. Boots has also taken 


steps, 

and sources 

say that the firm 

will only be stocking £3.99 
budget games. 

Virgin Mastertronic will dabble with 
the £3.99 price when it releases Shinobi 
in the summer. 

This could mean the end of £2.99 
games. 


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Oracle is to re-launch its popular teletex 
youth magazine Buzz, giving over more 


Microprose is set to launch the sequel to its 
highly acclaimed submarine simulation, 
on the Amiga. 
submarine commander you'll have the photographs 
chance to battle against the Japanese 
navy in the vast South Pacific. 
Alternatively become a German 


Silent Service, 


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coverage to the 
popular computer section. 

From July 22nd, the computer 
section will be known as FX and will 
increase to run seven days a week. 
Weekdays will concentrate on the home 
formats whilst the weekends will be 
based on the consoles and hand helds. 

To get the pages of FX all you have 
to do is dial 560 on your teletex system 
on the TV. . 


SILENT SERVICE Il 


U-Boat commander and try to blast allied 
shipping out of the North Atlantic. 

Each enemy is portrayed in digitised 
taken 
perspectives. Digitised archive photos from 
World War ll serve as backdrops for the 
various menus. 


As a 


from 24 different 


Silent Service Il is due 


for release in September 
and will cost Amiga owners 
€35.75. 


SNA ix I 


Commodore is certain to launch a new 
3.5 inch disk based C64 next year. 
Games-X understands that the 
machine, which had been code-named 
the C65, will appear as the C64DX. It 
will retail at £149. 
It will feature an improved operating 


system and is ISS compatible — 
meaning that it can produce Amiga 
standard graphics. 


Thalamus is going to re-run _ its 
successful Willy Wonka style promotion 
for the summer. The firm will be hiding 
special gold cassettes and disks inside 
the packs of Creatures, Summer Camp 
and Winter Camp. 

Meanwhile, Thalamus is currently 
involved in talks to become a NES 
publisher and is also optimistic about a 
similar licence from Sega. 


r Reviews and news on this 


The Kremlin 34 
Fun in the Surrey countryside with 
those loons from The Kremlin, 
creators of such masterpieces as 
RBI 2 Baseball and CDTV Trivial 
Pursuits. 


Win a dish 4Q 


This week we're giving away a 
satellite system for a bit of a rest 
between games. 


3D Snooker 16 
“Probably the best simulation of 


all time” said one our reviewers 
— make your own judgement. 


Gallup Charts 7 & 32 
Street Talk 9 


Ever heard of Dunstable? We 
hadn't until it was Street Talked! 


€64-the page 11 


We've got it, now you have too! 


Speccy column 15 


fabulous old machine. 


Tip-X 27-30 
Sonic, IK+, Shadow Dancer, 
War Zone, and there’s more... 


Dr X's Clinic 37 


He’s back! Not that he ever went 
away — pity about that. 


Console Connexions 38 


Console variety is the name of 
the game. 


Sneaky Peek 43 


Nebulus 2 — Pogo’s long awaited 
return has happened at last! 


X-IT 46 


Jimmy White’s Snooker .16 
Provocator 18 
Arcade Trivia 19 
Captain Planet 20 
Castles 21 
California Games 2 ........22 
ST: Armour-Geddon ......23 
ST: Beast Busters.........+.23 
ST: F-15 Strike Eagle 2...23 
P¢:RBI 2 Baseball 23 
Mega Drive: Centurion...23 


25TH-31ST JULY 1991 GAMES-X 3 


MASTERGOLF 


Microprose has leng been known for its true to life 
simulations and now the company has applied all of the 
flight sim style techniques to a very realistic golf simulator. 

Last time we mentioned Mastergolf we printed some 
pretty awful piccies. Now, here in glorious technicolour are 
three fuli screen grabs - completely unadulterated - to 
show you just how spectacular the graphics on this new 
golf game are. 

There will be four different playing levels in ali, allowing 
you to play as anything from a novice to an out and out 
professional. As well as the main game, you are also given 
the opportunity to practise your shots in a driving range 
where you can correct any problems with your stance, feet 
position and club choice. 

All of the courses have been custom created and to 
appreciate the contours of the land you can view each of 
your shots from a variety of different cameras, which will 
track your progress. 

Mastergolf has been programmed by The Thought Train 
and will be available for the ST and Amiga in October with 
the PC version following in the new year. 


Player 1 


Hole 1: O13) 


To Hole: 144 yds 
Club: 


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4GAMES-X 25TH-31ST JULY 1991 


end of July, just before Birds of Prey. 

Electronic Arts stated that Jez and 
the team are ironing out the last wrinkles 
— after four years, Birds of Prey must 
have less wrinkles in it than Jonathan 
Ross’ suit. 


Where’s Birds of Prey from Electronic 
Arts? The game has taken so long to 


produce that the original game 
designers are probably drawing their 
pensions by now! 

No-one denies that the intricately- 
detailed nature of flight simulation is 
time-consuming, but in the case of Birds 
of Prey, Jez San and his Argonauts 
have actually been working on the 
project for four years. 

Many moons ago, | did a work-in- 
progress report on Prey — that was 
before I'd started shaving! It would seem 
that this hotly-awaited air sim could be 
in for a dogfight of supremacy as Flight 
of the Intruder is set for release at the 


WIZKID > 


Ocean together with Sensible J 
Software is putting the finishing g 
touches to Wizkid. One of Ocean’s 
most original games to date, Wizkid 
is the follow-up to the highly 
acclaimed Wizball. he 

The action sees you controlling the Ig 
odd-looking kid as you bounce your head a 
around the screen. The actual gameplay | 
can be likened to a cross between a 
breakout and platform game. Not only do 
you have to destroy pieces of the 
scenery, but you'll also have to avoid all 
manner of creepy crawlies. 

The game also _ contains 
hundreds of hidden levels that'll 
keep players guessing all the 
time. Available from Ocean soon, 
Wizkid will be available on the ST, 
Amiga, C64, Spectrum and Amstrad. 


Atari has finally started to ship its new- 


look Lynx in the US. 


The ee: i on Taito’s punchy boxing coin-op, Final 
Biow, had to be built extra tough to withstand over-zealous 
arcaders. Now Storm is developing a conversion of this 
arcade hit and it’s every bit as big and powerful. 

In the ring, the boxers stand an amazing seven sprites 
high, but this size in no way detracts from the 
speed and reaction time between joystick and 


fists. The controls allow you to put up guard, = 2 

jab, hook and swing for that jaw shattering KO. : 2@ 
In the past, boxing games have never - 

translated well to the little screen, with the 


punch rarely connecting with the intended ts 
joystick movement. Final Blow flattens 


this tradition with the conviction of a F 


Tyson hook. 


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There’s one or two-player options 
and you'll be able to pummel the ribs and Hn 
shatter the jaws of such unlikely characters as = = 
Krusha Kev and Demon Dave. Each fighter has - 
his own strengths, speed and idiosyncrasies . 
and eliminating these giants will result in ail a 
; sweat and blisters as you wrestle , 


with the joystick. 


The sound FX are as good as the 
arcade version and considering the . af L 
sheer size of the fighters, this is an . 
amazingly accurate conversion. 


The new hand held is be smaller 
and more modern looking with a number 
of new features. These include a freeze- 
frame facility, an off switch for the 
backlight — extending battery life — and 
an improved case. 

There are currently around 30 
software titles available for the Lynx, 
wath another 20 due to arrive by the end 
of the year. 


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Domark has held back the release of its 
big summer title, ThunderJaws. 

It will now arrive across all formats 
during the first week of September, 
having originally been planned for 
release in July. 


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Atari has been forced to raise the prices 
of two machines because of a strong 
dollar in the US. 

The two machines affected by the 
new increase will be the 520 STE, from 
£299 to £329 and the other is the Lynx, 
which rises from £79 to £84, but the £99 
(bundled game), and £129 (game and 
adapters) are unchanged. ° 

The price rise took effect from July 
1st, but Atari will review the change in 
September this year. 


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In the five lands of Manhur the dragon-riding knights hold a 
tournament once every 10 years. The winner of this 
tournament becomes the king of the five lands and reigns 
over the vast empire for the following decade. 

As one of the fearless Dragon Riders, you must 
accumulate money and points by negotiating perilous 
caverns and tunnels, zapping the denizens of the 
underworld as you go. Obviously you'll be able to buy extra 
power-ups for your beast, but power alone won't win you 
the crown. 

Dragon Fighter is a fantasy-style game that combines 
deft joystick work with strategic planning. Available from 
idea Software, the game will be available on the Amiga and 


6 GAMES-X 25TH-31ST JULY 


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Isn't the Games-X Game Show on 
Radio Luxembourg something else?! 
We certainly think it’s pretty darned 
good and from the response during the 
phone-ins you do as well — RTL tell us 
that the switchboard was jammed solid 
during the last show. 

Onto the results — what in the 
opinion of Radio Luxembourg were the 
best games in the three areas reviewed 
on Tuesday — 23rd July. The Platinum 
Disk award went to SWIV in the 
shoot'em-up section, with Xenon 2 and 
Simulcra getting gold. 

In the arcade adverrture arena, the 
immensely popular Captive and 


Shadow of the Beast 2 took the Gold 


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Disk, while Prince of Persia won 
platinum. 

Finally, Wing Commander scraped 
home the top award among arcade 
strategy games, with Midwinter and 
Infogrames’ wonderful North & South 
taking the runner-up positions. 

What have we got to look forward to 
in the next and final — of this series 
anyway — Games-X Games Show? 
Puzzle, platform and 3D games are on 
the agenda next week, so if you’re a 
hyper-intelligent, three dimensional 
ladder climber, tune into 208m/1440KHz 
on the medium wave at 9pm next 
Tuesday and freak out! 

If you want to join in the fun, grab 
the latest copy of Games-X and dial 010 
352 1381 when you get the go-ahead. 


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If any of the games we review are not due for release for several weeks, What's 

Out and When is our guide to when the games are actually due to hit the streets. 

The list below details which games will be released - i.e. you will be able to buy 

them - during the next seven days... 


Electronic Arts 360 49 £29.99 
Electronic Arts Interplay Amiga £25.99 
Mirrorsoft In house Amiga, ST £9.99 31/7/91 
Pc £9.99 31/7/91 
Compilation Amiga £35.99 2/8r9t 
Rowan Soft ST £30.99 31/7/91 
Compilation Amiga, ST £29.99 31/7/97 
Pc £29.99 31/7/91 
Amstrad disk £19.99 31/7/99 
Amstradcass £15.99 31/7759 
C64 disk £19.99 31/7/91 
C64 cass £14.99 31/7/91 
Spectrum disk £19.99 31/7/99 
Spectrum cass 5619.99 317i 
Mindcraft Amiga £25.99 31/7/91 
New World Mega Drive £49.99 31/7797 
Mindcraft PC £29.99 3i/7st 
Compilation Amiga, ST, £15.99 
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31/7/91 
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Armour Alley 
Battle Chess Il 
Conflict Europe 


Mirrorsoft 
Mirrorsoft 
Domark 


Double Double Bill 
Flight of the Intruder 
Grandstand 


Keys of Maramon Electronic Arts 
Might & Magic Electronic Arts 
Rules of Engagement Electronis Arts 


Rainbow Collection Ocean 


Amstrad disk £15.99 
Amstrad cass £9.99 
C64 disk £15.99 
C64 cass £9.99 
Spectrum disk £15.99 
Spectrum cass £9.99 
Electronic Arts PC £29.99 


Sands of Time 


DIZZY LLECTION 
ifsiny & “Ere we go! 'Ere we go!” Manchester 
House: CODEMASTERS . | United Europe has literally scored a 
7 _. hat trick by entering the All Formats | 
chart at number one, very shocking | 
indeed. Has Kick Off 2 finally been 
beaten? Extremely doubtful! _ 
Sonic smashes back in at 
number two, the UK official release 
eee has boosted the sales incredibly, all | 
can say is, WOW! There are also a | 
fair few console-only games. Has the q 
war between these and home | 
computers begun? / 
Gremlins HeroQuest hasn't | 
stopped altogether and 1 on at 
number three. 
The Turtles are finally 9 on and : 
a hearty cheer goes out from yours 
truly. Hopefully the second game 
featuring those green ninja turfles will 


be better than the first! It will probably | 
be as popular no matter what the 
game is like! 

After my_ prediction last week 
PGA Tour Golf has gone back up 


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E@ in this week's Street Talk we're popping along to a shop 
* called Faxminster in downtown Dunstable, Bedfordshire. 

4 We waited, ready to spring out on some gamesters. Was it 
& worth the wait? Of course it was! 


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Ben Robinson (15) 

|*° got an Amiga 500. | use it for playing 
games. I’m starting to get in to the music 

things and stuff. | bought Sound Tracker and 

I'm getting a sample program soon. 

I'm into The 

Fall and Ride, | 
like guitar music. 
My favourite 
game is Kick Off 
ll. Its different 

: every time you 

play it. 

The mags | 
buy are Vox, 
Select and | 
occasionally 
pick up a copy 
of NME. 


Alan Kimber (12) 
W ell, | own a C64. Some of 
the games are OK, but, 
there’s nothing outstanding 
about it at all. 
| really want an Amiga for 
Christmas. You don’t have to 


wait long for it to load, and it’s 
far better than the C64. 


The best game I've seen on it has to be Shadow of 


the Beast. It’s really good. 


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Axe, 


bought was 


| better of the two. 


Adam Cassidy (7) 

y parents and | 

share an Amiga. | 
like playing it a lot and my 
favourite game is Golden 
| like knocking the 
people off the dragons. 
The last game that we 


‘Island, it’s quite hard. 


[ Gary Regan (20) tt 


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got two 
machines; a Mega 
Drive and an Atari 
800 XL. The Mega 
Drive is by far the 


The cartridge 
System is great. It 
loads instantly = 
and you dont 
have to wait at 


Sonic the Hedgehog is my favourite game. I’ve 
completed it, and without the cheat-mode. My main 


hobby is keeping parrots. I've got two at the moment 


and both are Golden Mantles. 


David & Jodie Kendrick (both are 14) 
W: share an Amiga 1000. It's a 
really decent system and it also 
has some very playable games. The 
latest game we’ve bought is MERCS it's 
pretty good. We hate games like Rainbow 
Islands. There’s no violence involved. 

Our hobbies are using our crossbow 
it's a laugh, (I get the violence angle now 
— Ed) collecting stamps, train spotting and 
bird watching — we caught sight of a very 
rare Dartford Harrier last weekend! Our 
Dad's got a huge model railway layout. 


Monkey 


| Steve — the manager 


This week in 
Dunstable 


We been open for 
eight years in Hemel 
Hemstead. This shop has 
only been in business for a 
year, we've also got a shop 
| opening in Hatfield in 
September. 

We stock the CDTV, 
because we feel you have to be at the forefront of 
technology. Everybody is waiting for the CD Drive for the 
| Amiga. 

Sonic the Hedgehog is flying high. It’s really pushing the 
| Mega Drive sales as well. The Game Gears are going OK, it 
| was a bit slow at the start but it’s picked up now. 

| If Sega could release a Sonic || before Christmas it 


| wihout any rouble at a. FRE Ohes that 
sold the most 


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Barry Lesurf (13) 
he Amiga is fun to play on. One of my favourite games is 
Kick Off ff Final Whistle Data Disk. | spend a lot of 

money on games, and it 

works out at about £25 a 

week. 

[ve got a paper- 
round which helps, but 
my mum gives me a bit 
of money. 

| want to do motor 
cycle racing, but my 
mum thinks its too 
dangerous, and 
expensive. | have to be 


content with watching 
iton TV a lot. 


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i ver wondered what the already 
classic racing game, Nitro, would 
be like on the humble old Speccy? 

Well now you can see because Dirt 
Track Racer bears more than a passing 


Well howdy doody, and 
welcome to your special 
page. This week we have 
more news and reviews 
that you can shake a dead 
kangaroo at, racing, 
coin-ops and also warm 
weather. What more could 
you ask for? 

ummer is the time for all things golden, 

so it comes as no surprise to find a 

great wad of games coming from US 
Gold. Alien Storm is converted from the smash 
Sega coin-op of the same name. 

It is basically a Golden Axe in the future 


where you run around and shoot various enemies 
with a large gun. 


hose CodeMasters chaps are very 
generous aren’t they, giving away 


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| four games for the price of one! 


Pie Res __ 
isn’t a_ collection 


‘Coin-ops of 


classics such as Space Invaders and 
so on. It is in fact a arrangement of 
other machines found in an arcade. 


~ QUATTRO COIN-OPS 
CODEMASTERS £2.99 OUT NOW | 


Machine Simulator, both of 


‘DIRT TRACK RACER 


resemblance to this oldie. 

Racing around five tracks in a 
rather fast ATV is the aim of the game. 
You have to drive through a village 
both during the day and at night, a 
forest, a quarry and across country. 

There is more than one route to the 
end of the levels, but try to stay on the 
correct one or you'll get points 
deducted at the finish for being a 
cheat. 

The graphics are fairly colourful 
and the cars move smoothly around 
the track. Unfortunately the game is 
too hard as | found myself blowing up 
at the same piace on level two every 


Between levels there is an Operation Wolf 
style section inside a building. It’s looking very 
good indeed and will be available in September. 

Who remembers our review of the Mega 
Drive game Bonanza Bros in issue six. Well now 
you lucky Speccy owners can enjoy playing the 
parts of the bungling cartoon thieves as you try 
to rescue precious items from the clutches of the 
good people who bought them. 

This won’t be available until November on 
128K machines only, but | thought it was so good 
it needed mentioning. 

Out Run made you scream out in sheer joy 
in the arcade, with Turbo Out Run you came to a 
near cardiac arrest. Now the third game is 
looming. 

It may have been a long time coming but 
Out Run Europa is nearly upon us and looking 
good. Not only do you race in a fabulous car but 
also, bikes, boats and all sorts of other vehicles. 
Look out for it in September at a store near you. 


First off is Pinball Simulator, which | 
as the name suggests is a_ pinball | 
game. The graphics are colourful, but | 
as you would expect the game lacks | 
gameplay. One screen isn’t enough in| 
a game of this type. | 

Then there’s Pub Trivia and Fruit 


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these are 
pretty self explanatory. 1 

Finally we have Fast Food, a Pac- 
Man clone with Dizzy as the main | 
character. It isn’t exactly fast, in fact | 
it’s more like Slowish Food. This game | 
however, saves the compilation from | 


being totally awful. | 


: Ix aATiNe XXX | 


ZEPPELIN PLATINUM £2.99 OUT NOW 


time. A good game that falls just short 
of the mark. 


THE GAMES: SUMMER 
EDITION 
KIXX £2.99 OUT NOW. 


his is another US Gold re- 
release. Next in line is one of 
Epyx’s classy sport compendiums. 


Timed beautifully to coincide with 


the warm weather this is a rather 
good game with eight events to test 
your skill and timing. 

Can you vault over a bar 16 feet 
high? Run the 400m while jumping 
over a few hurdles? Can you chuck a 


hammer a long distance into a field? 
All doubtful in real life but very 
possible thanks to Epyx. 

The usual Epyx standard is 
applied to all events and the graphics 
are excellently drawn and animated. 
if you fancy yourself as a bit of an 
athlete/gymnast then this is the game 
for you. 


25 -31ST JULY 1991 GAMES-X {1 


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The Kremlin's incredible attention to detail saw it 
tracing every movement of a baseball player 


You are destined to save the world 
from a new horde of Space Invaders 


isguised as a computer games journalist from 
Games-X, | infiltrated the Kremlin's high 
security HQ somewhere in Surrey. There | 
witnessed evil experiments on humans, resulting in lizard 
women — code name operation ThunderJaw. Then, 
deeper into the vaults, there was an advanced space 
programme called Super Space Invaders. 
| spoke to the head of The Kremlin, Premier John 
Kavanagh. With all the James Bond games you've 
produced, is this a cover up by The Kremlin, to hide a 
more sinister spy involvement? 
“All the team is crazy about Bond, and so we 
were really lucky 
working for oy 
Domark, we had the ~ 
opportunity to turn the 
films into 


>» — 
interactive 
games. Our 
approach to designing 
games based on films has 
changed considerably. We 
used to try and follow the 
storyline, but we now realise it’s 
best to just concentrate on 
major action scenes so that 
we can put more time and effort 
into the gameplay.” 


THE RETURN OF 007 


With the early Bond projects, John and the team had the 
obvious advantage of having the movies on video. 
However, with Licence to Kill starring Timothy Dalton as 
Bond, The Kremlin was actually working on the game at 
the same time as the movie was being filmed. 

John explained: “In February 1989, the Bond movie 
team was filming over in Mexico, and | was invited to EM 
Productions. | was led into Cubby Broccoli’s office. The 
room was dominated by his desk, which is covered in 
green leather and just about big enough to land a light 
aircraft on. | was searched beforehand and then a 
secretary opened a safe and brought me the script, went 
out and locked the door. | could take notes but the script 
had to remain under lock and key.” 

John spent the next four hours ploughing through 
the script which contained the most intricate filming 
information and jargon. John: “The script was hundreds 
of pages long each comprising three columns of camera 
direction, speech and location detail. | was looking for 
action sequences, but that was just about every scene 
and so | wrote down everything.” 

The news is that The Kremlin is planning a new 
Bond game for next year. John continued: “Using the 
latest design techniques that we have developed, we 


want to make a Bond game in which you control the 
agent himself rather than a car, boat or plane.” 


QUESTION TIME 


The Kremlin is on the leading edge of game design anc 
presently, it is actively involved in the very latest 
technology. John described some of the projects that 
this 15 strong team is embroiled in. 

“We're working on projects for CDTV. One ir 
particular will literally sell CDTV, Trivial Pursuits. This 
isn’t the simple 2D board, dice and cheeses. We've 


created this 

animated character of Disney 
cartoon quality, with over 2,000 animation frames 
The little guy walks around the board and when you 
select a subject, he'll ask the question with this 
incredible digitized speech. 

“If it’s a visual question, like: ‘Can you identify this 
bird?', an animated picture of the bird appears. My 
favourite is the question about how genetically differe= 
is a human to an ape, and this chimp appears munching 
on a banana. The little guy will communicate with you. ~ 
you take a long time on a question, he'll knock on the 
screen and tell you to wake up, or say ‘I think your= 
cheating’. 

“There’s some great gags written 
by Chris Langen, who worked on No! 
the Nine O’clock News and y 
Smith and Jones. At the 
moment I’ve got one ‘ 
guy down at the 
Radio Times 
archive library 
writing the 
questions full time. 
Meanwhile, another 
of the team is designing 
the question screens. 

“The great thing about 
CDTV is the almost limitless 
memory. Already we’ve got enough 
questions so that if you played the 
game for two weeks non-stop, there 
wouldn't be a question repeated.” 


TEETH AND LIZARD WOMEN 


ThunderJaws is the latest of 
many coin-ops produced at The 

Kremlin. John continued: “In the 
old days, you were happy if 
you achieved even a vague 
approximation of the coin-op. 


Bay doors open, you launch your ship in a frantic 
effort to protect the Earth and its cows 


The bird demonstrates the humour that the 
Kremlin has built into Trivial Pursuits 


After his over-active demo, bird — 
collapses in a pile of steam 


However, nowadays we’ve developed techniques which 
can produce games as good and sometimes better than 
the original.” 

John described a major difference in arcade games 
of the past and coin-ops of today. 

“In the old days, the difficulty of a game and the 
structure was designed to induce you to plug more 
money into the machine and start all over again. Now 
you can put more money in the game to buy extra 
ives or more time, and this is one of the reasons 
that some recent coin-op conversions have failed. 

“We just rebuild the structure back to the old 
days and that seems to work better. We've 
developed sprite 


SEMAN 


editors which can create more 
intricate and variable attack patterns and randomly 
generate attack patterns off-screen.” 


BASEBALL BASICS 


The Kremlin is rightly proud of RBI Baseball. Using the 
very latest technology, the team set new standards in 

| sports simulation, John describes the techniques: “We 
wanted the players to look and move totally realistically 
and so we used Rotoscoping. First, we videoed one of 
the lads swinging the bat. Then we split 

_ the video and computer signal so 
that you could 
see the 
image on 
screen. 
Then 

using 
acetate 
plastic 
sheets up 
against the 
screen, we paused 
the sequence 
dozens of times and marked 


all the positions of | 


the joints, muscles and body movement. By the finish, 
we had this skeleton swinging perfectly and using DPaint 
we just drew the flesh and clothes on. There was a bit of 
a disaster with the pitching sequence — the ball hit and 
broke the camera.” 


THE ORIGINAL VIDEO GAME 


Space Invaders launched the 
electric arcade 
industry, and 
now The 
Kremlin 
are 
working 
on Super 
Space 
Invaders. 
John 
explained: 
‘This is to 
Space Invaders that Arkanoid 
was to Breakout. We spoke to Toshihiro Nishikado, 
who's aged 47 now. He told us it was the only game he 
ever wrote, or had to — he’s 
incredibly rich!” 
Invaders will have 
13 levels each with an 
end-of-level alien and loads 
of bonus screens. John 
described one level from the coin- 
op: “We honestly reckon the 
Japanese have gone mad! In one bonus 
screen, you have to stop your cows being 
taken by the aliens. This is based on the 
cattle mutilation story from the States. 
Apparently, these Alabama farmers 
found their cattle dead with tiny 
micro incisions in the carcasses. 
The verdict was death by advanced 
beings from 
another 
planet — it 
must be the 
most bizarre 
insurance scam 
ever! 


| 25TH-31S 


“We're using CDTV technology in the project. 
There’s .loads of variety in the attack patterns, an 
advanced mystery ship and incredible weaponry. For a 
laugh, we were going to design the game in black and 


white and have coloured strips to stick on the screen, 
but half the people would be too young to get the joke.” 

Glasnost rules OK! at The Kremlin — Surrey Branch. 
We at Games-xX look forward to the next release. 


He with the raised hand prepaing to 
on throw the ball is David Quinn. 
David is a programmer who 
likes children and 

meeting people. 


Matthew Hicks, 
N graphics 
> artist, 


is on 
the 
right 
ready 
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cave in 
David's 
skull. And 
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peacemaker 
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head honcho 
John 
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week. Doubtless he now wenuEAls the 
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underpants! 


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Every 
tiny, little detail 
-about the way which the 


E eas at lies balls react and move is carefully and 
Michael’ Sharp has, for : : : 
maken casa accurately simulated, right down to the 


way in which they bounce off the 
cushions around the pockets. In fact, so 
accurate is it, that its extremely 
doubtful that you'll ever be able to make. 
the same break twicel. 


started calling his work 
disk Clint due to overuse 
lof the dreaded Spectrum. Could this be, 

ian end to his sanity? | 


i has been a complete 
boty this week. He is 
jrather jammy at playing The 
‘Games: Summer Edition 
from Epyx and has beaten ‘ | 
|both Bri and Al. Now, he thinks he’s the 

‘best thing since Jimmy White’s Snooker, 
‘when in fact he’s really a complete 
iwheeler! 


avo! 


5 ; 3 The sheer scope of the number of shots 
ince the dawn of the home | For a start, everything was done by © ~;~~ you can take is utterly astounding. This 
computer, there have been | one man. Fair enough, nothing unusual » is pretty much a case of, if you can 
: a literally hundreds of .different | about that, enh? What you must take into perform it for real, you can do it in this 
“snooker and pool games from which | account however, is that this is certainly game. 


= you can choose. ‘|, the most mathematically correct One of the single most impressive 
f Initially, they provided you with a | simulation of the game of snooker ever features of Snooker is the way which | 
simplistic view, looking down on the | to be commercially released. you can view your game. You are given 


“proceedings as the balls seemingly | © 
andomly bounced around the baize. 
' covered table. } 
4 After all these years, how do you — 
‘ fancy something just a little bit different? — 
* How about a game which provides you © 
with a true, perspective view of your 

“game, eh? 

You do? Well now, thanks to good 

old uncle Archer, you can view your | 
game as though you were really | 


standing by the table. 


The cue icon 
determines the 
“cetrensth of your shot —g 


This is the accolade given to those 
games of exceptional quality and which 
the Games-X reviewers feel deserve 
extra recognition 


RELEASE INFO 
C64 c£11.99 Now 


Atari ST £24.99 Now The game you see 5 before you on 1 these 
pages has been more than two years in 
_ the making. 

Many of you will have heard 
numerous rumours about it, but 
undoubtedly will have wondered if it 
would ever see the light of day. Well, 
__ how it's here and from just glimpsing at 
‘briefly, it's more than obvious what 
_took so long. 


GAMES-X 25TH=31ST JU 


(FACT FILE 


i Software Houses Virgin Mostertronic 
Programmer: Archer MacLean 

ie Graphic Artist: Archer Maclean 

be Sound: Archer Maclean 


(| . raphically, the speed of this game is 
G quite incredible. | have never seen 
i a product on the ST quite as fast as this. 
| The 3D view of the table will actually 
move as quickly as you can move the 
mouse. None of that namby-pamby 
- re-drawing rubbish! This is pure class. 
On top of the  ineredible 
presentation, what we have here is an 
astounding simulation of the game of 
snooker. 

It is so realistic that it’s literally like 
playing the real thing using a computer. 
The balls behave in the same way, and 
you have to use the same tactics as you 
would in a real game. : 

There are numerous options to 
* choose from and it will keep you 
For example, while taking a shot, it occupied for hours, whether. you're 


is possible to watch either from behind ~ ‘ 8 : Sida she aig playing a two-player game or against the 
the cue ball, as it bounces around, o} that Snooker doesn’t escape from the ; m | incredibly intelligent computer player. 


from the point of view of the target ball. | man’s whacky wit! I ; Apparently, in the game's highest 

The speed which the 3D If you leave your game for longer | [difficulty level it’s so intelligent that it 
environment moves is utterly incredible than a few moments will activate any ik i i will actually score a break of 147! 
and has to be seen to be believed! Not ~ : one of a number of different little i. i According to Mr MacLean, this is the 
[ex @ sn ' . 
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| 


full 3D control over ‘the balls and the — 
snooker table they're on. 


only can you track the balls, but it's | features. only snooker game capable of achieving 
also possible to change your vertical | — Firstly, a gaggle of little fest will — this feat. 


view of the proceedings. swarm onto the screen, drawing your Nevertheless, however impressive 
You can either look along the table attention to the balls and if this fails to r wy the features, the most important factor is 
from behind the cue ball, or from above stir you into action, the balls will then |~ fe playability. Well, it scores very highly in 
the table looking down and every begin to pull daft faces at you! | = this department too. : 
conceivable interval in between! It's not often that you see a_ acer the man was SoH It’s a very friendly game to get along 
‘snooker ball with big eyes and fangs | gobsmacked by it. e -to- 
THE FUN OF THE GAME sticking its tongue out at you, is it? | It's doubtful you will ever see a sil Pe Gafa GLE 
Beside the countless different viewing So is this a game that the likes o' sports simulation as intelligent as this. | with the controls. 
options, the game also incorporates a Jimmy White will enjoy playing? Well, | , Wonderful. s Overall, | can honestly say that | 
plethora of playing choices. Obviously : spears: oe , : 2 : “I haven't been this impressed by a game 
you can have your bog standard single (y= ges a2 Re @ i. ai ee = since seeing Star Raiders on the Atari 


| 
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‘| 


or two-player game, but supplemental 400/800! It is really amazing and 


to this, you can play practice games, mi = | doubtless will become a true classic. 
where shots can be set up and b= : ? ; 


repeated. 
As well as this, there’s a trick shot ~ 
section where you can pretend to be a 33 i : - 
famous player and show off a bit! All o aS | : : 
the play options are presented in the | gaa — . Gameplay: 19/20. 
same way using the excellent 3D : : ; a | Lastability: | 9/20 


environment. x f Presentation: 20/20 


These of you who have ever — 
Dizyed 2 game by dear Mr MacLean SS z = 
wl coubtiess be aware that he has a e | RELEASE INFO 
vai]: over developed sense of humou 
—to say the very least. dd pe 
This is the man who included an ~ & peg Aaiieg. ane Sept 
oOp5o0r to crop your fighter’s trousers in~ : : : TBA 199 
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I'm getting an awful lot of letters which are of absolutely 
no use whatsoever. It would appear that most of you are 
more interested in the free gifts you want us to send to 
you as opposed to parting with tips of any consequence 


SONIC THE 
HEDGEHOG 


a SEG A ZAEGR DRIVE 


‘There must be hundreds, nay thousands, of you ae 
dashed out to buy this when it mee released a : * 
back. So, if any of you have still failed to ea e a : 
here’s a cheat to help you. If you press ne ou : 
Left, then Right, hold down button A an Peon 
START (on the title screen), you will ra cia C) a 
to any level of your choice — great eh? ee sri 
go to John at Fantasy World in Stevenage tor 


one. Cheers mate! 


ELIMINATOR ) cx 


— HEWSON 


An old game, but a real goodie — especially on the ST. Once the game 
has loaded, press help and enter the following passwords to skip to 
later levels. 

PCPLE CECE COCR OU 


Level 2: AMOEBA 
Level 3: BLOOP 

Level 4: CHEEKI 
Level 5: DOINOK 
Level 6: ENIGMA 
Level 7: FLIPME 

Level 8: GEEGEE 


Level 9: HANDEL 
Level 10; ICICLE 

Level 11: JAMMIN 
Level 12: KIKONG 
Level 13: LAPDOG 
Level 14: MIKADO 


si 


SHINOBI 


-SEGA ARCADE UNIT 


It’s not often that someone sends us a cheat 
that can be used on an arcade machine! | 
was so intrigued by this from Stephen 
‘Rusky’ Russell from Middlesex that I just 
had to print it! 

Apparently - | haven’t had the 
opportunity to try it - you have to quickly put 


LEMMINGS 


— PSYGNOSIS 


people keep telling us about 
this cheat but I haven’t got a eine 
what it actually does! Apparently, if 
you type FQUIGGLY on the title screen 
it activates the cheat mode. now 
great. Try this, then work out what it’s 
actually done. Anything? If you know, 

tell us! Something must happen cos so 

| 


another 20p in when you've died and then 
Press the one and two-player buttons 
simultaneously before the continue timer 
reaches 0. Game Over will then come up on 
the screen, and Shinobi will begin. 

All being well you should have infinite 
lives. Young Rusky swears it works. 


So many 


many people have written in telling us 


about it! 


= you bunch of complete wheelers. 
Send your tips to Tip X, Games-X, Europa House, 
Adlington Park, Macclesfield SK10 4NP. 


K+ 


- HIT SQUAD 


Nice little tipette here for 
Greatest beat’ 


C 


MICKEY 
MOUSE Il 


— NINTENDO GAME BOY 
Jason Quest from somewhere with an 
unusual name has kindly informed me 
that he has completed Mickey Mouse Il 
in a mere three days. What a complete 
and utter hero! Fortunately he has 
provided us with all of the level codes, 
so you too can complete this mediocre 
platforms game! 

LEVEL 1: TIME 
LEVEL 2: TEST 
LEVEL 3: GAME 
LEVEL 4: SHIP 
LEVEL 5: RACE 
LEVEL 6: WORD 
LEVEL 7: SHOP 
LEVEL 8: SIZE 
LEVEL 9: QUIZ 
LEVEL 10: DOLL 
LEVEL 11: DATE 
LEVEL 12: ZOOM 
LEVEL 13: DISK 
LEVEL 14: GOLD 


LEVEL 15: ZERO 
LEVEL 16: FIRE 

LEVEL 17: ROOT 
LEVEL 18: READ 
LEVEL 19: TAPE 
LEVEL 20: UNIT 

LEVEL 21: SONG 
LEVEL 22: TYRE 
LEVEL 23: LOVE 
LEVEL 24: NOTE 
LEVEL 25: JAZZ 
LEVEL 26: HELP 
LEVEL 27: KING 
LEVEL 28: GIFT 


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Attention Commedeore 64 
owners! This page has been 
devoted to you, and we've 
got hot news on Indy 4, so 
don’t turn the page, 
whatever you do! 

his week’s C64 column is packed with 

Fi reviews of the latest games, so read on 

to discover the GX verdict and also 

some handy hints for popular 8-bit games... 


INDIANA JONES IV 
Lucasfilm has already started the Indiana Jones 
and the Fate of Atlantis adventure, and now US 
Gold is progressing nicely with the 64 version. 


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The fourth episode is promised to include 
more depth than the past adaptations, and is 
going to be a 8D isometric arcade adventure. 


You can play the part of either Indy or his 
new sidekick, Sophie Hapgood, in an attempt to 
seal the fate of Atlantis. 


ATOMINO 
After the success of the 16-bit version, Psygnosis 
has finally announced the release of the molecule 
puzzle game, Atomino. 

The game is set against the clock, and you 
must construct groups of molecules using the 
atoms you're provided with. The game will also 
feature bonus levels that add more variation. 

Due for an imminent release, Atomino is 
going to be available on cassette and disk, 
costing £9.99 and £14.99 respectively. 


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| Decathalon! Actually, the only event to 
include intense joystick destruction is 
the 400m hurdles. 
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| fairly boring adaptation of the popular 
water sport. Archery is a game of skill 
rather than stamina, as are both the 
uneven parallel bars and the rings. 

The pole vault is a tough event to 
| master; the same applies for the 
graphically impressive cyciing and the 
hammer throw. 

Up to eight players can compete at 


Thompson’s. 


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ool, Billiards and a_ trick-shot 
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in American 3D Pool. There is also an 
option for either a one or two-player 
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Pool can be played verses the 
computer, which has nine difficulty 
settings. Billiards is a game played 
with three bails - two cue balis and 
one red. 

To score points, you must hit your 


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jock Wilson's Compendium of Darts includes 
six different arrow events, but sadly you have 
to provide your own beer-belly! 


D art games have been extremely 


popular on the 64, starting off 
with the excellent budget game 180 
many years ago. Now, Zeppelin brings 
you Jocky Wilson’s own compendium 
of darts, which includes matchplay 


American 3D Poel is an excellent simulator 
that incorporates Pool, Billiards and a superb 
Trick shot editor that lets you plan your shots 


opponent’s cue ball and/or the red in 
various combinations. 

Lastly, the trick shot simulator is a 
simple but fun sub-game that allows 
you to plan or play _ previously 
constructed trick shots. 

Individual joysticks are required 
for each player. 


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501 darts, football, dart bowls, scram, 
shanghai and ten dart century. 

Obviously, the 501 is your basic 
game of arrows, football is a simple 
game, the winner being the one 
scoring the most ‘goals’ by hitting 
doubles. ] 

Dart bowls is pretty dull and 
boring, Scram is an inventive two- 
player game and ten dart century is a 
race to score exactly 100 points with 
AO darts. Ll 


And it’s Jocky to the oche with three darts to. 
throw. You managed to muster up a mere ae 
against Jockey's mighty throw of 1401 


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Getting away from it - the 
exclusive Games-X cure for sun, 
sea, sand and holiday tummy 
has arrived. Slot in your credits 
and read on... 


hile on holiday in sunny Gran Canaria — a 

little piece of Spain off the coast of Africa — 

we did not sunbathe our time away, instead 
we checked out the arcades to see what was on offer 
for the games player abroad. So here it is, the world’s 
first video player's guide to gaming in the Canary 
Islands. 

Our initial thought was that the arcade scene had 
been frozen in time for around two years. Some newish 
games are hitting the market, but at the moment tourists 
and Spaniards alike are enjoying various gems that can 
also be found right here in Blighty. 

In Spain, the name for games is undoubtedly Sega, 
which is dominating the arcades. Driving games are in 
abundance, the 
finest being 


Super Monaco Grand Prix and Out Run. 


The former takes you through the streets of Monte 


Carlo behind the wheel of a Formula One racing car. A 
preliminary race enables you to test your driving 
ability as well as qualify for a place on 
the starting grid in a Grand Prix. oa 
By finishing third or higher, there 
is continued play on the track but in 
wet conditions it's a stiff challenge. 
The air drive suspension system 
creates a realistic experience — you 
feel every turn, bump and curve, An 
authentic Formula One wing shift 
system is available if you fancy a four 
or seven speed manual transmission 
instead of the automatic gear change. 
Out Run is a simpler road racer with 
five stages. Each stage has its unique surprises — you 
need good concentration and reflexes to negotiate the 


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You too can be like Tom Cruise in After Burner, 
an all-action combat flight sim 5 
sudden curves, obstacles and lane changes. This is 
your chance to drive a high performance car within a 
fine game. Well worth a try. 

Two flight-action simulators proved popular in the 
Canarian arcades. Thunder Blade features a fully 
armed jet helicopter gunship engaging hostile fire from 
an assortment of surface and aerial targets. You 
command the craft through alternating horizontal and 

vertical perspectives using realistic controls for lift-off 
and landing, as well as steering left and right. 
The throttle lever allows you to accelerate or 
hover while winding through the training mission 
and four increasingly challenging gunship raids. 
All controls, including trigger and missile launch, 
respond with simultaneous on-screen movement for 
complete pilot control. : 
After Burner is the forerunner to G-Loc — a 
game that you may be more familiar with. This 
combat flight simulator in the Top Gun mode puts 


A big 
and chunky machine. 
Guaranteed to sort the men out from the boys 
you in control of an F-14 Tomcat through a series of 
challenging dogfight situations. 

At your fingertips are controls for machine-gun fire 
and missiles with a lock-on target feature. The cockpit 
capsule banks in all directions, providing full motion 
sensation as you complete intricate manoeuvres in the 
quest to be best. 

Finally, a game for the potential pugilist, 
Heavyweight Champ — a must for boxing fans. Pit your 
skills against three high-ranking heavyweights, but be 
prepared for a pasting. This game is very addictive, so if 
you like a bob and a weave or a jab and a hook then 
have a bash at a knockout challenge. 

There you have it, boys and girls. The definitive 
run-down of the hottest games in the Canaries. 
Remember, they can all be found in Britain too — so 
don’t waste any credits on plane fares! 


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get its games onto the machine. So what's the reason _ you go. 


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tradition of Tetris. A total of 10 
different odd shaped block patterns fall 
from the top of the screen. The object of 
the game, as in Tetris, is to stop them 
from reaching the lower edge of the play 
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Power-boosters are gained — in 
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eliminated block patterns. These include 
icons to slow or stop the fall of blocks 
and zap all of the blocks on the screen. 

Simple graphics and simple sound © 
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25TH-31ST JULY 1991 GAMES-X 41 


TROLL FISHING 


lam having trouble eg the fish from the 
seagull in Monkey Island. Reading your 
player’s guide the only way to get past the 
troll is by giving him the fish, but I can’t get 


it. | have jumped on the wobbly plank but I j 


have never had time to change options. Do 
you have any suggestions on how I can get 
past the troll please? 

Thomas Ward, Lincoln. 


Dr X: You are in fact trying to get the fish correctly. 
However, there’s one small problem. You need to walk 
on the plank three or four times and each time the bird 


As long as you've got faster reactions than my Grand- 
mother you should be able to collect the fish. Simply 
jump on the plank to scare away the feeding gull 


will circle higher and higher. When the gull is in mid-air, 
switch quickly from ‘walk to’ over to ‘pick up’ and click on 
the fish. Providing your reactions are faster than that of 
a tortoise with arthritis, you should easily succeed. 
IBM 500 

7 reith got an Amiga 500 and I was wondering 
if you could get anything to make it IBM PC 
compatible and how much does it cost. Also, 
when is Crude Busters coming out because 


I’ve been looking forward to it for ages. Your” 


mag is so brilliant | am going to buy it every 
week. 
Craig Reader, Staffs. 


Dr X: Why is that if there is the slightest chance of 
receiving some goodies you always rave on about how 
good the mag is? Let me get one thing straight. | only 
award prizes if | am feeling particularly generous, and 
seeing as this is a very rare occurrence | will not bow 
down to people slobbering over the mag. 

As for an IBM compatible Amiga — not that I’ve 
heard of. Of course, if anyone knows of any interface 
that makes the Amiga PC compatible, let me know. As 
far as I’m aware the licence for Crude Busters hasn't 
been taken up, so don’t expect a conversion for ages. 


BEAU-TIFUL 
I! have an Amiga 500 ard | am desperately 
trying to get a. little further with the 
coverdisk on issue 10 (Little Beau). Please, 
please, please can I have a ch**t or tip. I can 
get to the end of section two on the ice 


Take your time when playing Little Beau. Use your 
weapon wisely, leap from platform to platform 
and above all, don’t waste time with the 

eecade machine on the first level 


island but my health always runs out there. 
Claire Lavery, Manchester. 


Dr X: The coverdisk only featured the first two levels, so 
what might be happening is when you think you've lost 
all your life force you have in fact completed the demo. If 
this is the case a listing of the programmers, designers 
and so on should appear. 

However, if you get stuck on the teddy bear at the 
very end simply jump over him or, if you so desire, 
attack with your sword. 


Please, please, 


Tenet 
please, please, please, please, please... can 
you send me your guide for Beast 2? 

John Souter, Dundee. 


irl prenes; 


Dr X: I’ve had sooo many letters asking for my excellent 
Beast guide that I’ve had to buy up a spare patch of rain 


Yet another sobbing reader pleading for the solution 
to Shadow of the Beast 2. It’s a damn good job that 
I’m superb at games otherwise half of our readership 
would be up the proverbial creek without a paddle 
forest to supply the reams of paper needed to print it 
out. It is for this reason that any request for a guide must 
be accompanied by crisp 50 pound note. 

By the way John, scrawling ‘please’ all over your 
letter won't help, it'll just waste your ink! 


Curr yar LIN 

SHEEPSKIN UNDIES 

Please could you Sond” me £150 worth of 
Nintendo softwear (Softwear? Hmm, I 


thought it was spelt software - X) for no 
reason whatsoever, no siree. 
Daire Kane, Eire. 


Dr X: You're no relation to David Cockram of Chinley (Dr 
X issue 10) are you? You both appear to be scavenging 
little ponces! I’m not sure what you mean by Nintendo 
softwear. Perhaps a pair of sheepskin undies endorsed 
by Mario. | think it is pitiful to see someone begging for 
freebies. 

When | was a lad | had to work for a living, and | still 
do (is that what you call it? — Ed), so why don’t you get a 
job as a paperboy or something? Okay, you may be 
young, but | was working down the pits at the age of six 
and that was only my day job! In the evenings... 


have } just “recently received an Amiga 500 
with no software. I’m a great admirer of your 
magazine and would be very grateful if you 
could send me any Amiga game. 

Dr X Il, Jarrow, Tyne and Wear. 


Dr X: No, no, no! | am not a software house. 


Dik r~we, bh} Maiti} 


Roonzo H, aka Rowan Hackett from East Kilbride has 
sent in this rather excellent cartoon of my good self, 
and yet again he has thrown a pair of bermudas around 
my masculine legs. One thing, Rowan, why do you think 
the squid adds a touch of surrealism? 


25TH=-31ST JULY 1991 GAMES-X 37 


GAME: ‘SAINT SWORD 
MACHINE: MEGA DRIVE 
PRICE: £36.00 
SUPPLIER: ELECTRO 4 
GAMES a 


aito has released this new side 
T scrolling action/adventure game 
which features detailed, multi-level 
backgrounds, huge enemy guardians 
and a quest similar to Rastan. 

Get the life capsules, which appear 
from some of the monsters you defeat, 
for more energy and search for the 
stronger swords that will help you as 
you progress through your quest. 

As you journey through each level 
you will see a clock counting down. 
Once it reaches zero your hero dies and 
must begin that level again. 

In addition, progress increases your 
strength and powers. You will see the 
improvements by the change in colour 
of your armour, from silver, to a bronzy 
colour to gold. You can also semi- 
metamorphose adding various beasts’ 


te tes “OS 


| ariding 3 off into the sunset, on his, 
" is 9 push-bike, scarf trailing behind him,] 
f° Pam console guru Paul Rigby ponders lifes 
while achieving a high score on his 
cheese and pickle sandwich. 


because it involves a certain amount of 
back-tracking keeps the interest up. 
Good graphics and sound, although the 


limbs to help you overcome certain 
obstacles. Icons with the beast’s shape 
are collected when you slay certain 
enemies. animation is only average, Saint Sword 
There are seven chapters or levels to is, nevertheless, an enjoyable game 
Saint Sword. Each level is finite and, with plenty of addictive gameplay. 


| While Acemore ae its Nintendo tee cartridge act) 
j together — see exclusive story last issue — Galoob, thei) 
| American toy company, appears to have come up! 
trumps with its Game Genie, by fending off Nintendo’ hee 


"GAME: HALLEY WARS 


played under | 
from the | 


The game can be 
different modes. selected 


# threatening court action. 
The Game Genie, designed by the likely lads at 


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introductory menus. You control a small | 


space ship which flies over planets and | 


i Codemasters here in Blighty, is similar to the Acemor 
device in that you can merrily cheat your way through” 
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deep space while blasting everything | 
that comes towards it. There are a | 
number of asteroids to be destroyed. — 
Other obstacles include comets that Le 
stream past you in blue flashes. | 
-Graphics sprites are small 
detailed, sound is pretty good. Halley | ~ 
Wars might not be a novel idea but the ™ 
gameplay is good enough to keep you Fe 
interested and blasting into the night. 


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ew co 
its ailing PC- Penaine/ Turbecrars machines. Many@ 
gamers from all over the world consider that the - 
| machines already have one foot in the grave. Take the 
States, for example, where NEC distribute the 
' TurboGrafx (the American PC-Engine) machines.@ 
Games-X polled many console enthusiasts ele 
LS a received comments such as, 
i « .NEC has done an absolutely atrocious job of 
| marketing this product. With early aggressive pricing 


a past those tricky bits that have been driving you up na 
wall. 


i T here is not a great deal of true blue 

Nintendo was angered when this device hit thee pou shoot’em-ups on the Game Gear. 
| news so it promptly took Galoob, who wanted to sell pais There is not a hell of a lot of vertically- 
| the thing in the States, to court to prevent it hitting the, scrolling shoot’em-ups on any format. 
| streets. However, now Galoob has won the case it is| Yet here we have both genre types 
free to spread the Game Genie far and wide. Nintendo} hitting the Game Gear in the form of 
however, may appeal against the decision. Halley Wars from Taito. 


but | 


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| One other scenario is that Nintendo may snap up! 
| the Acemore cheat device and sell it as an official 
Nintendo product. The reasoning being that if such a 
cheat device is inevitable then why not sell an officials 
| device under their own terms, while raking in the 


NES Ch ¢h Hl 


In the eine Keone with its Game Action Repla 
device, will be all smiles at the courts decision. | 
Acemore initially intended to get official Nintendo! 
approval for its cheat device. However, even if 
_* Nintendo give it the thumbs down Acemore may just 
sei the GAR without Nintendo's approval, with no fear, : 
of reprisal. ' 


particular 

market here.” and, ; 
"NEC has never seemed to care about market 

share. The company seemed to be content with 


= shimmering centre giving it away. Exciting non the= 
~ less, though, eh? 

5 - I've even met a wall that grew arms and 
attacked me?!? 


of the game. 


Try and kill the wall because it opens another areal < 


maximizing profit from the first.” 
But what about the recent price cuts? 2 
« too little too late.” was the general reply. ees 
There is no doubt that Nintendo and Sega are ieee 
piling on the pressure with their new consoles/CD | 
units, etc. If NEC wishes to stay in the game it had 
better find some new players. Otherwise it'll be an ee 


early bath for NEC. ' 2 GAME: wisknkoy. 
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can bring you first hints! 
Ue WHER Uno WHO oge ei es, this classic Atari game has 
Use valet SER to bounce cy Spel away. i finally hit the Game Boy. Through 
After limited use it will need to be fixed, like rings, by = sleepy eyes, you deliver newspapers to 
your loyal customers. Sounds easy, but 


Arab. = 
2 - What's the deal with the knight made of stone you will need all of your driving skills to 
navigate past the many hazards that you 


on the first level? 
Forget the Knight statue on Level One. This is just a will face 
At the end of each day your boss will 


a prelude to many more who come alive on the later 
levels of the tower. This one does nothing. ™ review your performance. If you did well 
3 — What are those square door-type structures’ ss you get to wake up the next day to do 
your rounds. If you didn’t make the grade 


Those square doors are fountains. Ignore ALL of 


including those elusive CD titles, that will appear over) 
* the next few months. All will appear on card unle: 
: stated otherwise. 

August — Bonk’s Revenge, Yo Bro! [CD & Card 
Ballistix, Paradroid. 


you are out on your ear. 

Paperboy is a one or two-player 
game. Once past the intro you will see a 
screen showing the route and your 
customers. The non-customers are then | 
shown so the correct route is as | 
much a memory skill as good bike- 
riding. { 
eet You'll also get points for , 
— breaking any non-subscriber’s | 
windows, plus bonus points for hitting | 
bins, lamps, bushes and tombstones. i= 
Obstacles include workmen, skateboard | 
fiends, trees, lawn mowers, | fire | 
hydrants and grates. 

Paperboy is a timeless classic that } 
provides many hours of play. it can be a © 
tough challenge too, so you should get | 
value for your money. 


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the blue ones. Much later you will find the gold water Be wa 


ones. These are neat. 


scattered around on the floor of different levels? 
i a 


here are eight towers to be 

demolished before Julius, our hero, 
can return to his Sunday snooze. You 
must guide him to the top of each tower 
to detonate his D-bomb and destroy it. 

Your mission begins with Julius at 
the bottom of the first tower. He can 
move from ledge to ledge, although 
some are rather weak. Gravity plays a 
part in this game it might be difficult to 


4 —- I've got my characters up around level 20. I've} 
seen screenshots from Japanese magazines showingly 
characters up to level 90! Will this game take years tol 
finish? Any general help? 

You can finish the game with characters at level | 
30. On the fourth and fifth levels of the tower, eache 
monster encountered can yield 2-5000 experience 
points, so my characters were jumping levels like” 
popcorn. Level is not | 
so important, getting 
and making the right 
armour and weapons 
is though. Search 
very carefully. Luckily 
there are no false 


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GAME: CASTELIAN 

MACHINE: GAME BOY 
PRICE: £24.00 

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a ae me. 


walk up steps as you may be dragged 
down again. Jumping up may be easier, 
while elevators are even more so. 

Many obstacies turn up and often 
your only defence is to run away! When 
you demolish the tower you can enter a 
bonus level studded with jewels. 

Castelian is the type of puzzle game 
you either love or hate. I never really got 
into the swing of things, unfortunately. k 

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walls to confuse you. 


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“T REALLY NEED A SKY 
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Name PHSESSOSSES HSS O SEDO OE SOS ODO OOH OO DOGS 
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Machine Type FRECEROOCOSCES OOOO OO OOOSG 


Rules and regulations 
No employees of Interactive Publishing or Ocean Software 
are eligible to enter. In the event of any dispute the editor's 
decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into 
regarding the results of this competition. 


66 his time, | promise | won't kill anybody!”, 


Thankfully, his target is not a living creature 


- he’s out to stop an even more advanced Terminator 
from assassinating Jon Connor and his mother. Like 


‘the movie, Ocean's game is action packed and will 
have you permanently on the edge of your seat. 


In order to celebrate the imminent release of the 


game, we're offering you the chance to win a state-of- 
the-art Sky satellite dish, 

Instead of receiving just the usual four TV 
channels, you'll be able to tune into around half a 
dozen new stations, Naturally, that includes the Sky 
Movie Channels for all your favourite films! 

In addition to the dish, we are also going to give 
away 25 runner-up prizes. Ocean is soon to release 
the Rainbow Collection on the Amiga, ST, Amstrad, 
Spectrum and C64. 

The compilation is brilliant and includes Bubble 


‘Bobble, New Zealand Story and Rainbow Islands. 


We've got five copies on each format. 


TUNE-IN... 
All you have to do in order to win a fabulous prize is 
to answer the following three simple questions. 


1) Bart Simpson Vs the Space Mutants features the 


‘antics of America's most outrageous family. 


How many members of the Simpson family are there? 
A. Four : 
B. Five 
C. Six 


Qcean is soon to release a game based around 
the capers of a certain type of fantasy 
character. Name the game. 
A. Elf 
B. Ogre 
C. Dwarf 


Ocean is currently working on another major 
film licence. Featuring excellent 3D graphics, 
the game follows the adventures of which future law 
enforcement officer? : 
A. Judge Dredd 
B. Batman 
C. Robocop 


All entries should be sent to: Dishing Out the 


Goodies, Games-X, Europa House, Adlington Park, 
Macclesfield, Cheshire SK10 4NP. The draw will take 


place on the 9th August 1991 and all entries must 


arrive no later than the first post on that day. 


42 GAMES-X 25TH-31ST JULY 1991 


| mutters Amie at the outset of Terminator 2. 


aving already saved the 
world once, Pogo had 
decided to take life a ile 


sotice to the Tower Destructor in 
_ Despite the pleas his boss, Pogo was 
Getermined to qui 

The task had become 
mere and more hazardous and - : 
+ was only a matter of time before - 
fe might lose fs life. 

So, having collected the 
compensation for the loss of 
both his arms, Pogo slid 


AY 


nappily into a life of rest and relaxation. Bi 


Boy, retirement seemed good. 

For the next 12 monthswr so, Pogo 
found himself drifting in and out of bars. 
Sure, all the brochures told him how to 


| unfeasibly large ransom demand. 

| Pogo listened as the Jewal told 
him how a map indicating the location 
of the towers, had been stolen - 

He pondered as the Jewal 
explained about the new weapons and 
life-saving gadgets that they'd designed 
to make defending the towers easier. 


POGO POWER 
2 ‘Finally, he gasped as the Jewal 
grow old eee aid but Pogo wanted 
more. It seemed that life was. ug ‘capture the towers by ascending them 

fn fepair them on descent. Aiter 
his speech Jewal waitied for an answer. 


Doing - his. best to be his 


< intelligent creatures known to 
mankind. The Jewal moved closer 
and greeted Pogo. If was His. 
: %) old boss from the called upon the talents of infernal Byte 
Tower Destruction _ Systems to create the follow-up to John 

Inc. Phillips’ alltime classic, Nebulus. 

He explained to 

= Pogo that the evil Uncle had 
escaped from jail and was up to his, 
old tricks. ; 
The Jewal went on to tell him how | 
Uncle had taken over the air-filtering 
towers and was planning to turn them — 


replied: “Ill be. pack!”. So began Pogo’ Ss 
return to Tower Destruction Inc. 


7 in his ‘copter, riding a strange beast and 
) descending into the depths in ue mini 
submarine. 
| Nebulus 2 is due for felease this 
‘autumn and will be available for both 
Commodore Amiga. 


21st Century Entertainments have 


Sub-games see our hero flying high | 


explained how Pogo would have to first | 


Ne 


CRA 


When‘designihouse, Interplay, produces 
excellent Chess simulation){Battle Chess, the 
purists were ready to scoff... then they played 
the game! The impressive list of titles to 
Interplay’s credit include Bard's Tale, 
INacromancer and Lord of the Rizgs, so you'd 
expect something a bit special. Now Jason 

_ Spiller brings you an exclusive report on this 

: hallenge from the Orient. 


f chess ever had a stuffy image 
then Interplay blew the dust and 
cobwebs away with what is, 
undoubtedly the most witty, ingenious 
and sometimes disrespectful 
interpretation. The team did no less 
than add to the conventions of chess for 
the first time in hundreds of years. 

Particularly memorable scenes 
~ from the game occur if a Pawn is taken 
and he is standing near a Bishop — he} 
turns to the holyman, drops to his knees 
and pleads for the last rites. 

Also, the Rook picking up his K 
heavy blocks of stone and oe | 

= 


heavily across the board is an 


incredible sight. i traditional Chinese version is a philosophy of China. An example of this 
“~ \ representation of war. Both sides begin is the Cannon piece, which would be 

STEEPED IN HISTORY a | the battle with identical strength, and equal to the Knight in Western chess. 
_Now, Interplay is designing Battle apart from the privilege of moving first, As we all know, the Chinese 
Chess II, which simulates in that © all is equal. developed this historically significant 
inimitable style, Chinese chess, which — F The similarities are obvious, but invention. In fact, each piece on the 


is the distant predecessor to Western’ _ where the Chinese version really differs board has a unique historic association. 
chess as we know it today. from its European counterpart is the way Another link with ancient Chinese . 
As in all forms of chess, th it portrays and reflects the culture and ritual is a river which runs through the 


ia 


comer the board. This represents the 
“Yellow River which divided the Northern 
and Southern territories. 

The objective in Chinese chess is 
akin to conventional chess — eliminate 
your opposition and place your opposing 
emperor in checkmate. Each player has 
one King, two Rooks, two Cannons, two 
Ministers, two Counsellors and five 
‘Pawns or Guards. 


STATEGIC MOVES 


Unlike Western chess, Chinese chess is 
played on grids rather than squares. 
You can only move one piece per move 


and only the Cannon can jump over) 


| another piece. 
The board itself consists of nine 


r “vertical and 10 horizontal lines. Each’ 


side has an Imperial Palace made up o 
nine points in the 3/3 square. The open 
section is the Yellow River which runs 
through the centre. 

; “Nothing is more difficult than the 
art of manoeuvre. What is most difficult 
about manoeuvre is to make a devious 
route the most direct and to turn’ 


, the enemy Emperor across the board 
_ with no pieces in between. 


\ move two points in a diagonal direction 
along the same line, but they canno’ 
jump the river or other pieces. 


by donkeys drawing carts, have the 
exclusive ability to move the entire 
length of the board but their power 


aggressive pieces to advance. 
Rooks but in order to capture an It 


opponent, they must first jump over a 
piece from either side. 


The incredible animation is even 
more prominent in this sequel. When 
‘the Cannon takes a piece, he fires a 
ball at the victim and every different 
piece has a different death scene. 

Meanwhile, when the little donkey 
| pulling the cart moves to take a piece, it 
turns into a mighty dragon. 


SMACK IN THE CHOPS 


For me, the highlights are the brawls 
between two Pawns. They fight with 
staves until the attacking Pawn gets fed 
up, drops his stave and smacks the 
other in the chops. 

But surely the most amusing 
sequence is when the fat Minister into life, move and 
attacks a Cannon. He sticks his chubby predicament. 
tear into the cannon, the cannon Purists of chess need not fear — 
operator fires and blows himself up. ike Battle Chess, this is a complete 

Hilarious, often insolent, irreverent, simulation with both variable playing 
Interplay have successfully placed difficulties and two-player action. 
Pythonesque humour in the most On top of that, the conventional 2D 
traditional of games. _view of the board will allow you to play 
is strange to see usually; the game in the traditional way. Battle 
inanimate objects, such as marble or Chess Il is due for release late this 
‘wooden chess pieces, suddenly turn summer. One to watch for! 


misfortune into advantage” — Sun Tzu. 

The Emperor lives in the Imperial 
Palace and for his own protection he is 
restricted to that area. He may only 
move one point back and forth and can 
never move diagonally. 

Not only that, the Emperor may 
never move into check or directly face 


The Emperor's Counsellors may 
move one point diagonally within the 
Imperial Palace. The Ministers may 


~The Rooks, which are represented 


react to their 


iminishes towards the end of the game 
Ss they require the help of more 


The Cannons move much like the 


Loads of letters this week, Sut net many photes. 
(come en jefs see what you leek Hike, you 
wonderfully attractive people you, | need something to 
make me laugh. Bent forget these holiday posteards 
either. Write to: M-IT, Games-X, Europa House, Adlington 
Park, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK10 4NP. 


I'd like to add my opinion to the Caroline 
Machin debate (oh. it's a debate now is 
it? ~ Une) although | suppose it’s more of 
a fan club. 

} agree with your stance that GX is 
not a dating agency and feel those 
readers writing in for her address/phone 
number/fuil poster should concentrate on 
trying to find a suitable partner in their 
own area insiead of chasing clouds. | 
can understand the attraction, but all 
those letiers are faking things a bit far. 
(Are you listening Paul Hart and Carlo 
Zimbello? — Unc) However, I'm pretty 
sure that al the compliments have cone 
her the world of good. 

Before i go I'd just like to say that 
the mag has improved vastly since the 
beginning and my friends share the 
opinion. 

Buckares, Lancashire. 


Right, now listen! | think Kevin has just 
about closed the Caroline Machin issue. 
This subject has begun to get a bit boring 
so let's call it quits right now. Thanks for 
everything Ms Machin, write in 
sometime. 


Please could you review some Atari Lynx 
games. | have all your mags and in none 


do you review a Lynx game. All you 
seem to do is the Game Boy, Game 
Gear and the Mega Drive. Also, the Lynx 
has more games out than the Game Boy 
and the Gear. (Who taught you to count? 
~ Unc} 

{ have another thing as well 
(surprise, surprise! Yawn — Unc). | think 
the coverdisk was a fip-off for Cé4 
owners like myself, because you have to 
send back all the disks and two quid, so 
fm not bothering. How about giving a 
free Lynx game away with your mag? 
Nir Mystery, Anytown. 


Tell me, oh anonymous one, do your 
parents like you? 

Take a gander at page 20 in Issue 
one — forgive me but that looks very like 
a Lynx game to me! The reason that few 
Lynx games have been reviewed is that 
none too many have been released in 
recent weeks. However, | have seen 
some new ones in the office during the 
last few days so watch out! 

You may be right about the number 
of Game Gear games — the machine has 
only just been launched — but since 
when have there been more games on 
the Lynx than the Game Boy? 

! personally thought you §8-bit 

‘owners came out better than the others 
on the coverdisk deal. | mean the Amiga 
and ST lads only got little bits of games, 
you're being offered a choice of two first 


46 GAMES-X 25TH-31ST JULY 1991 


class full games for £2 and the return of 
the disks — seems pretty fair to me! We 
only ask you to return the disks as proof 
of purchase so what's the big deal? 


i went down the shops looking for a mag, 
i dedged in and out, like | was playing 
tag. 
As the crowd gathered round all trying io 
buy, 
There was one mag ie, | staried fo sigh. 


Then out of nowhere came a grimy 
hand, 

It was a seven foot punk, but ne looked 
pretty bland. 

With no Garmes-X, the shelf was all bare, 
The newsie was calling, in his hand it 
was there! 


Then | remembered, it was ordered for 
me, 

With its new coverdisk it's a must to see. 
| took out a pound, as it’s wise to invest, 
In the coolest weekly, most surely the 
best! 

Mark Sparrow, Littlehampton. 


Hope you don’t mind, but | changed it a 
bit here and there to help the meter a 
little. 

Had a natter with MC late last night 
and | think I’ve persuaded him to have a 
go at it next time he’s in the studio — he’s 
needs some fresh material apparently. 
Give me a ring and then we can discuss 
royalties and my commission. 


es ii 4 
Games you can play without a computer 
—No 1, The Puzzie Game. 
Did you Know you can play Tetris 


without a computer? All you need is a 
friend’, a tall building ~ the taller the 
better — and some ordinary house bricks 
tied together in different shapes. 

i don’t think i need io explain the 
gameplay, but | had a game with my 
mate Dibs the other week and look 
forward io many more when he geis out 

f hospital... 

Betcha cant guess Dibber's real 
name, eh? 

Mr Mad, Hull. 


! thought you didn’t rate the Game Boy 

as a computer? Tried your idea in the 

dog kennel, but had trouble making the 

bricks disappear when | got a row — my 

Dalmatian was none too happy either! 
Dibber? How about Harry! 


Hii Just thought I'd write a 
card for you while sunning 


myself in. Corfu. The 
: weather is great, over 
ee 100°F every day. ( And we 


have to put up with 55° and rain! — Unc) 

| have bought every issue of 
Games-X and am enjoying reading 
through some issues that | saved for my 
hols. i's a great mag ~ best value for 
money there is, and up to date! Any 
chance of subscriptions or binders? And 
what about some merchandise? 

| think all your reviewers are great 
(what ~ even Bri? ~ Dr X) and | agree 
with you that Fiis a cracker! 

Any chance of a free, xclusive, 
sought after by millions Games-X 
T-shirt? One comment, you. could do with 
more cheats in X-it. 

Johnny Graham, Bellast 


Thanks for the postcard, Johnny, made 


the whole team green with envy, except 
the Doc of course, who never ventures to 
sunny climes — something to co with 2 
preference for a screen and keyboard. 
Always had my doubts about him! 

The binder business is being tackled 
by our marketing lass, the delectable 
Debbie, but if you want to receive GX on 
your doorstep every Thursday why not 
cut out the little coupon on the opposite 
page and hand it to your newsagent. 

Fiona was well chuffed about your 
comment and sends you her fondest! As 
for the T-shirt, no chance — especially as 
you decided to holiday away from those 
wonderful shores of dear old Blighty. 

No cheats on the X-it pages — wait a 
sec, I'm beginning to sound like old 
misery guts (watch it, ratbag! — Dr X). 


Here’s a quick bluey to thank you for 


producing < 7 ine. | have 
been on ' ) in northem 
iraq for two and 2 half months now, and 
my only way of keeping up with the Ne 


in computer games is to r 

When at home | u 
Amiga, but out here | have an Ate 
{and an endless supply of 
hope ~ Une). My favourit 
Lynx is Paperboy. 

You asked for posic 
but you'll have to 
bluey. | just thought 
to know that your m 
cover {0 Cover ever 

Pm not goinc 
is not that | don 
that averyone 
one! 

Sot Martin N 


It was great to get your letter, Martin. It’s 
nice to know that we can do something 
for someone even in a place like Iraq. 


For the uninitiated among you a bluey is 
one of those single sheet, fold-up and 
Stick together airmail letter-envelopes. 

| see_on the news that troops are 
now pulling back into Turkey — here’s 
hoping that by the time you read this, you 
and your colleagues will be out of the 
war zone and possibly even on the way 
home. 

Someone's iwigged on the T-shirt 
front at last - you've got yourself one old 
son! 


As this is obviously going 
to be a short missive 
(why? ~ Unc) (cos it's to 
you, donut! ~ Doc) fm 
i going to get straight to the 
point. (Hold me back, | can’t contain the 
excitement! ~ Unc) 

Would you please stop printing 
those posters of programming teams. | 
don't mind the articles on the various 
groups as they deserve their fair share of 
recognition, but please no more posters! 
Let's stick with ake ees 
Kevin f crington. 


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Not a pretty sight are you Mr B of 
Accrington! 

So who agrees with Kevin, shall we 
go back to the games posters or maybe 
something completely different? 


Une? (Kids these 
trangest things — 

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